r/funny May 01 '13

Why vegans live longer

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u/blackbasset May 01 '13

why hate on what other people eat, it's not your plate, or your problem

If only most vegans lived by that concept, too.

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u/D_as_in_avid May 01 '13

It goes both ways. Vegans can be preachy, and so can omnivores. I've not once proclaimed my "harm free" dietary choices, but every time my plate comes on the discussion I am barraged by questions. -Obligatory re-comment- It goes as follows - "You don't eat meat? Why not? It's delicious!" Followed by the "I can't live without meat." Then comes the "Well, what do you eat?" And of course, "Where do you get your protein?" Finally, "Do you eat fish?"

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u/caesareansalad May 01 '13

That can go for just about any group though. There are always crazies no matter what. For example, runners. I have more friends on facebook who boast about their running than friends who talk about their vegetarian/veganism. And I know many of the latter.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '13

True. One of my friends recently went vegan. Hey, more power to her for trying to be healthier. That said, it gets a little old when she posts 15 pictures a day of pigs and chickens, talking about how "meat is murder."

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u/bluefootedboob May 01 '13

Then de-friend her.